Port Arthur, 59, 122; military and naval fortress, 122 Portsmouth, Peace of, result of the, 381, 387 Punishment, methods of, in Korea, 208 Railway, Eastern Chinese, 59, 63, 76, 125; system of construction, 64; festivities on the transfer to China, 129 Railway, Trans-Siberian, 22. _See_ Trans-Siberian Railways, construction of, in Japan, 284 Railways, Russian, deficit of, 54 Roman Catholic Mission, at Niu-chwang, 128; Pekin, 149; Seoul, 254 Ronins, the forty-seven, story of, 326 Russia, travelling in, 25; condition of the peasants, 27, 30; state railways, deficit of, 54; hospitality, 106; occupation of Manchuria, 231; incorporates the Amur district, 59, 362; conclusion of peace with Japan, 381 Russia, Empress of, her appearance, 5; characteristics, 5; devotion to her children, 6; simplicity of living, 7 Russians and Chinese, relations between, 94, 119 S--a, Baron, 305 Sahara desert, 64 Samara, 31 _Samurai_, meaning of the term, 318; unwritten laws, 320; principles, 320; benevolence, 321; courteousness, 322; calm demeanour, 328; conventional smile, 329; creed, 330; sword, 331 _San-ju-neu-Shiki_, manufacture of, 295 Sanyo Railway, 284 Sedan-chairs, use of, in Korea, 244, 248 Sentry-boxes, number of, in Seoul, 246 Seoul, 200, 225; railways, 229; electric tramways, 230; first impressions of, 240-2; uniforms of soldiers, 242-4, 256; shops 245; number of sentry-boxes, 246; the Royal Palace, 247; sedan-chairs, 248; wedding procession, 249; British Legation, 251; mode of education, 252, 272; German Consulate, 253; Roman Catholic cathedral, 254; barracks, 255; dogs, 256-8; funeral torchlight procession, 258-62; revolution, 263; the white city, 263; number of palaces, 264; reception at the New Palace, 264-6; style of the building, 267; court livery, 268; the Emperor, 269-73; the Crown Prince, 273; the chief eunuch, 274 Shimbashi, 275 Shintoism, or nature-worship, 337 Shops, signboards of, in Pekin, 148 Shufeldt, Commodore, 224 _Si-Pai_ party, 201 Siba, grove of, 327 Siberia, export of butter, 40; convicts, 43; characteristics, 60; extent, 60; provinces, 60; inhabitants, 61; Central, 38; vegetation, 38; animals, 39; birds, 39; Eastern, cultivation of, 54; Western, 35; townships, 36; colonization, 36 Siberian Railway, 16. _See_ Trans-Siberian Sin-La, 199 Song-Ching, 225 South Sea Islands, 386 Steam navigation companies of Japan, 286 Suicide, or "hara-kiri," 323-6 Summer Palace, reception at, Pekin, 177-88; artistic beauty of the decorations, 181; state banquet, 188 Ta-chung-ssu, or Temple of the Great Bell, 170 Ta-shik-chia, 125 Tai Wen Kun, assumes the regency of Korea, 211; his character, 212; schemes against the Empress, 212; banished, 212 Taku Fort, 132; bombardment of, 135 Talienwan, Bay of, 123 Tao-Tso, first King of Korea, 199 _Tarantass_, 72, 110 Tashkend, 36 Tasmania, 387 Tea ceremonies in Japan, 281, 322 Telegraph lines in Japan, 285 Telephones, number of, in Japan, 285